On 14/03/2011 ajfclark wrote:>On my way home from Lactic Factory, I saw a climbing version of this campaign>at Victoria Park Station but I didn't have a camera with me. http://www.adnews.com.au/cam>aign/mizone. Anyone else seen it? I remember thinking there was something odd about>it. Possibly the trad rack with the running shoes (maybe they're approach>shoes)...

Here is the poster. Sorry about the poor image quality - there was a tree behind the poster which messed it all up. You can see the climber in the silhouette of the singer. And yes, he seems to be wearing running shoes, a harness and no rope.

On 15/04/2011 MattyB wrote:>Heading through Shanghai on the way to Yangshou, spotted this little *free>solo* effort outside the Burger King in the airport:>
Hmm, climbers hands are not in an undercling position...

~> strikes me as a typically chinese shortcut on quality, though a multilayer burger in this country might have appeal to some!

On 18/05/2011 miguel75 wrote:>On 18/05/2011 brat wrote:>>WTF, Teva's and a sling full of cams, what's he rigged up to?>>I'm actually pretty bummed my Teva's are dead. I reckon they're pretty>good descent sandals. Has he got two belay devices rigged for rapping?>Or is it repelling?

Simon is 43 years old and has been climbing for over 25 years. He is a stalwart of Australia's climbing community, and the first person to have completed a free ascent of the 'Totem Pole', Tasmania.

Gareth is 33 year old and has climbed extensively throughout Australia and overseas. Gareth has completed thousands of ascents, and established what is considered one of the hardest, longest and most adventurous routes in Australia, with a 300 meter climb in the remote Tyndall Range in Tasmania.

'The Climbers' are pursuing their dream of conquering Australia’s top 50 rock climbs, and to publish their efforts in a book complete with stunning photographs and insights from their climbing adventures.

Through the 'TOAST OF A NATION' campaign, Australians are invited to share in the Climbers' journey as they travel from the Grampians to the Blue Mountains, Northern Territory and back again, to capture and share the unique beauty of Australia's wondrous landscape.

With regular blog updates and posting breathtaking photos and videos, Simon and Gareth will give insights on the incredible situations they find themselves in, and educate their followers on how they manage this spectacular, exciting and challenging journey.

VEGEMITE is proud to be toasting Simon and Gareth, and supporting them 'have a crack' at their dream project, and produce a book that captures the most specular climbs in Australia.